January 8, 2024
Description
The Type 99 main battle tank is a further development of the Type 98 MBT. It is generally similar to the Type 98, but has a number of improvements. The Type 99 was unveiled in 2000 and entered service with the Chinese Army in 2001. This main battle tank shows a mixture of Russian and Western influence in its design and technology.
The Type 99 tank is armed with a fully-stabilized ZPT98 125 mm smoothbore gun, fitted with a carousel-type autoloader. Secondary armament consists of 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun.
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CULTS - Private Use
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